Congratulations to all volunteers and graduates from the Step Up Into Care course! Today we had a graduation ceremony and handed out certificates and awards to those who had completed their course and excelled.

On Friday, members of the Nurture, Nourish, Thrive - Step Up Into Care team and students were treated to a mystery road trip to York for the day! There was rain, shopping, squirrels, good food and good times!

On 1st of August, we are launching a brand-new team funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority to support peoples recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting them into meaningful activities to encourage people to re-engage with activities in leisure, well-being training, education and employment.

A team of community connectors will be outreaching in the community to support residents to do so, whilst also offering people the opportunity to receive level 2 qualifications in:

• Care Planning
• Challenging Behaviour
• Information Governance
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Well-Being
• General Principles of Health and Safety
• Diet and Nutrition
• Dignity and Respect
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Our program includes 4 Level 2 Awards - 1.1 Mentoring - Real time work placement - Confidence building - Advice and Guidance - Local provision based in the Cedarwood Centre or home study.

To participate, please contact louise@cedarwoodtrust.com or call 0191 259 0245 or drop into the Cedarwood Centre for a chat.